Updates - Congress That Works

We all understand intuitively that Congress isn’t functional. But it isn’t just our imagination. The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) created the Healthy Congress Index (HCI), a quarterly measurement to provide Americans with the... Read More

A new poll, conducted by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, has put into writing what many Americans have felt for a long time: young Americans don’t trust Congress to get the job done. The poll, which surveyed 18-29 year olds... Read More

The GOP leader promised a free-wheeling Senate. The numbers show it’s been anything but that lately. By Burgess Everett Politico Republican John Kennedy has served in the Senate a full 15 months — and not once received a roll call... Read More

When the governing process fails to function properly, reform becomes imperative. Congress acknowledged its broken approach to passing budgets and spending bills when it recently created a joint House-Senate committee in the Bipartisan... Read More

Rep. Darin LaHood and Rep. Daniel Lipinski CQ Roll Call As members of Congress, we often hear from our constituents that Congress is just not working. Voters back home question how we can get things done, together, across party lines. Read More

“Strange bedfellows” and budget experts from across the ideological spectrum united to develop blueprint for fixing failed budget process WASHINGTON–Leading advocates and budget experts from across the political spectrum today... Read More

By Betsy Wright Hawkings RealClearPolicy When we at the Democracy Fund Voice set out to identify the roots of congressional dysfunction through our systems mapping project, we didn’t worry too much about making our case. Fewer than 2... Read More

By Paul M. Krawzak CQ Roll Call Lawmakers are quietly preparing bipartisan legislation that would create a joint congressional committee charged with producing a plan to overhaul the organization and operation of Congress and make it more... Read More